EP1076519A1 - Positionnement d'un capteur thermique dans un guide d'ondes hyperfrequence - Google Patents

Positionnement d'un capteur thermique dans un guide d'ondes hyperfrequence

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EP1076519A1
EP1076519A1 EP99919439A EP99919439A EP1076519A1 EP 1076519 A1 EP1076519 A1 EP 1076519A1 EP 99919439 A EP99919439 A EP 99919439A EP 99919439 A EP99919439 A EP 99919439A EP 1076519 A1 EP1076519 A1 EP 1076519A1
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waveguide
sensor
microwave
conductor
microwave applicator
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EP1076519B1 (fr
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Nigel Cronin
Ian Bruce Feldberg
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Microsulis Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/1815—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using microwaves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
    • A61B2017/00022—Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
    • A61B2017/00084—Temperature
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/1815—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using microwaves
    • A61B2018/1861—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using microwaves with an instrument inserted into a body lumen or cavity, e.g. a catheter

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  • This invention relates to positioning a sensor on a microwave
  • microwave electromagnetic energy and also relates to an applicator
  • the temperature is therefore important and a temperature sensor in
  • thermocouple the form of a thermocouple is used to monitor the temperature on an
  • thermocouple is constructed of
  • thermocouple which leads to errors in the temperature readings.
  • Microwave electromagnetic energy can be propagated either by
  • the invention consists in a method of positioning on a microwave waveguide a sensor including an elongate metallic element comprising:
  • the senor will be any suitable sensor that can be used to sense the parameter being sensed.
  • the sensor will be any suitable sensor that can be used to sense the parameter being sensed.
  • the sensor will be any suitable sensor that can be used to sense the parameter being sensed.
  • thermocouple sensing temperature and the inherent danger is interference by current flowing in the metal sheath of the thermocouple.
  • the invention also consists in a microwave applicator comprising a
  • tubular waveguide which, on transmission of microwaves, generates an
  • Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation of a coaxial waveguide according to the invention showing the electric and magnetic fields;
  • Figure 2 is a diagrammatic cross-section of the waveguide of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a diagrammatic plan view of the waveguide of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the waveguide of Figure 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic side elevation of a microwave applicator according to the invention.
  • the electric field is always pe ⁇ endicular to the waveguide wall (8) and the magnetic field is always pe ⁇ endicular to the electric field.
  • a circular waveguide (7) is shown. Here one can see that if a metallic sensor (6) is placed substantially parallel to the magnetic field at the side of
  • thermocouple including a temperature sensing thermocouple positioned in accordance
  • a microwave applicator (11) has a circular waveguide
  • the waveguide (12) terminates
  • the conductor (18) is insulated by insulation as it passes
  • the sensor positioned in accordance with the invention is a
  • thermocouple (20) located on the outside of the radiating tip (14) for sensing the operating temperature.
  • thermocouple (20) is positioned substantially parallel to the orientation of the magnetic field generated by the circular waveguide (12) when
  • thermocouple 2 and 4. Moreover, in order to avoid additional wiring, the thermocouple
  • connections (23,24) extend parallel to one another in a plane through the axis of the waveguide, and the one (23) terminates at (21)
  • thermocouple signal passes
  • thermocouple itself, at a position where there is
  • the applicator (11) is provided with a microwave-transparent protective coating of PTFE or other suitable material.
  • the temperature sensor sensing thermocouple (20) is provided

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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
  • Constitution Of High-Frequency Heating (AREA)
  • Fire-Detection Mechanisms (AREA)
  • Measuring Temperature Or Quantity Of Heat (AREA)
  • Waveguides (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Magnetic Means (AREA)
  • Control Of High-Frequency Heating Circuits (AREA)
  • Exposure Of Semiconductors, Excluding Electron Or Ion Beam Exposure (AREA)
  • Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
EP99919439A 1998-05-06 1999-05-05 Positionnement d'un capteur thermique dans un guide d'ondes hyperfrequence Expired - Lifetime EP1076519B1 (fr)

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GB9809536 1998-05-06
GBGB9809536.7A GB9809536D0 (en) 1998-05-06 1998-05-06 Sensor positioning
PCT/GB1999/001400 WO1999056643A1 (fr) 1998-05-06 1999-05-05 Positionnement d'un capteur thermique dans un guide d'ondes hyperfrequence

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EP (1) EP1076519B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP4125487B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR20010034845A (fr)
CN (1) CN1191792C (fr)
AT (1) ATE312561T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU763728B2 (fr)
BR (1) BR9911011A (fr)
CA (1) CA2334429C (fr)
DE (1) DE69928920T2 (fr)
GB (1) GB9809536D0 (fr)
HK (1) HK1032728A1 (fr)
IL (1) IL139477A0 (fr)
MX (1) MXPA00010938A (fr)
MY (1) MY119846A (fr)
RU (1) RU2000130711A (fr)
TW (1) TW465259B (fr)
WO (1) WO1999056643A1 (fr)
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